All the answers here are linked in some way. Once you’ve spotted the connection, any you didn’t know the first time around should become easier.
Which ancient Phoenician city is now the fifth biggest in Lebanon?
Walter Hartright is the main character in which “sensation novel”, published in 1860 and never out of print since?
Which musical — the first to run for more than 3,000 performances on Broadway — is based on short stories by Sholem Aleichem?
Which pejorative term derives from a dream that King Nebuchadnezzar has in the Bible about a statue?
Which historical age began in around 1200 BC?
In Russia in 1917, a Bolshevik slogan promised “Peace, land and . . . ” what foodstuff?
Which long-running TV show was first presented by Angela Rippon and Tom Coyne?
Who was the original lead singer of the group Marillion?
What’s the first syllable spoken by the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk?
Which annual sporting event takes place on a course that’s 4 miles and 374 yards (6.779 km) long?
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James Walton is co-host of “The Booker Prize Podcast”